مِصْبَاحِthe lamp

Example sentences

• فَمَلأَهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَأَدْنَاهُ مِنَ الْمِصْبَاحِ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا وَهُوَ فِي يَدِهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ

  So he filled it with water and placed it nearer to the lamp, and he did not cease standing while it was in his hand until morning came.

  الْمِصْبَاحِ — the lamp,. This noun carries al- 'the', pointing to the specific lamp in the cell, and it sits in the genitive because the preposition before it governs it. The definiteness marks it as a known object in the scene. Its case is set by the relating word, not by a subject or object role.

  From: A Son Protecting His Father →

• وَأَعْلَنَ التَّائِبُونَ بِالصِّيَاحِ، وَتَسَاقَطُوا عَلَيْهِ تَسَاقُطُ الْفِرَاشِ عَلَى الْمِصْبَاحِ،

  The repentant cried out, and they fell upon him like moths falling on a lamp.

  الْمِصْبَاحِ — the lamp. A noun made definite by al- 'the', sitting in the genitive because the preposition before it governs that ending. It is the endpoint of the moths' falling and closes off the comparison.

  From: Public Preaching →